Ayush smashes 97 & bags 5 wkts in the opening day of U16 Kalpesh Koli Tournament’19

U16 Virar Center “A” after opting to bat first at the Dadkar Maidan notched up a total of 314/10 in 69.4 overs. Opener Tanish Meher (67) and Ayush Vartak stitched a match winning 172 run stand for the 2^nd wicket. Ayush fell short of just 3 runs in what was a classy knock of 97 runs in 113 balls. Dominating the bowlers upfront, Ayush smacked 18 boundaries while Parth Naik (48) and Khush Yadav (38) down the order ensured the team crossed the 300 run mark.

Shivaji Park team in reply were bundled out for 149 runs with Ayush leading from the front with the ball too. Ayush with his off spin bagged 5/47 in 14 overs taking wickets at regular intervals. Receiving a follow on, Shivaji Park Center batted well in the 2^nd innings batting for 27 runs while losing just 2 wkts for 121 runs before the end of the game’s play.

Virar Center A won the match on 1^st innings while it was Ayush winning hearts with his all-round heroics.